Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1............... I get home, I take off my shoes.
Wrong!
Use "When" to mean 'at the time that' before a time clause.
2When the bell ..............., we will leave the classroom.
Wrong!
After "when" for a future time, use the present simple, so "rings" is correct.
3I was at the bus stop ............... I saw Tom.
Wrong!
Use "when" to show the time one past action happened.
4When Dad ............... home, we were having dinner.
Wrong!
Use the past simple, so "came" is correct, because the arrival happened during the longer action.
5When soup ..............., it does not taste nice.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for a general fact after "when", so "gets cold" is correct.
6Call me ............... you arrive at the station.
Wrong!
Use "when" for the time you arrive at a place, so "when" is correct.
7Maya will watch TV when she ............... her homework.
Wrong!
After "when" for future time, use the present simple, so "finishes" is correct.
8I learned to swim when ...............
Wrong!
Say "when I was five" to mean at that age, so "I was five" is correct.
9When you ............... Anna tomorrow, please give her this book.
Wrong!
After "when" for a future time, use the present simple, so "see" is correct.
10The children went home when it ...............
Wrong!
Use the past simple with a past main clause, so "got dark" is correct.
11............... the film starts, please stop talking.
Wrong!
Use "When" to talk about time, so "When" is correct.
12You can play outside when you ............... better.
Wrong!
After "when" for future time, use the present simple, so "feel" is correct.
Answers
- When I get home, I take off my shoes.
- When the bell rings, we will leave the classroom.
- I was at the bus stop when I saw Tom.
- When Dad came home, we were having dinner.
- When soup gets cold, it does not taste nice.
- Call me when you arrive at the station.
- Maya will watch TV when she finishes her homework.
- I learned to swim when I was five.
- When you see Anna tomorrow, please give her this book.
- The children went home when it got dark.
- When the film starts, please stop talking.
- You can play outside when you feel better.
